Oryctini
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Oryctini[2] is a tribe of beetles in the Dynastinae (family Scarabaeidae).[3]
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Oryctini | |
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Oryctes nasicornis | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Dynastinae |
Tribe: | Oryctini Mulsant, 1842 |
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This tribe perhaps best describes the term "rhinoceros beetles" and includes important pest species in the type genus Oryctes. However, the name may also be applied to genera in the Phileurini and related tribes.